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Franklin U.S. Opportunities Fund Series A

U.S. Equity

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NAVPS
(03-06-2026)
$47.37
Change
-$1.33 (-2.73%)

As at January 31, 2026

As at January 31, 2026

As at January 31, 2026

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Franklin U.S. Opportunities Fund Series A

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Fund Returns

Inception Return (April 14, 1997): 7.41%

Fund Returns
Row Heading Return Annualized Return
1 Mth 3 Mth 6 Mth YTD 1 Yr 2 Yr 3 Yr 4 Yr 5 Yr 6 Yr 7 Yr 8 Yr 9 Yr 10 Yr
Fund -1.86% -7.72% -3.67% -1.86% -5.65% 12.71% 19.36% 8.01% 6.40% 9.81% 11.80% 10.99% 12.28% 11.28%
Benchmark 0.38% -1.55% 7.89% 0.38% 8.94% 22.00% 21.75% 14.83% 16.36% 15.83% 16.77% 15.15% 15.62% 15.23%
Category Average 0.65% -0.71% 5.92% 0.65% 5.08% 16.29% 16.46% 10.59% 11.94% 11.87% 12.70% 10.95% 11.69% 11.66%
Category Rank 1,229 / 1,398 1,344 / 1,391 1,341 / 1,365 1,229 / 1,398 1,218 / 1,302 968 / 1,253 473 / 1,178 892 / 1,116 1,037 / 1,071 791 / 1,010 649 / 948 505 / 861 416 / 790 456 / 693
Quartile Ranking 4 4 4 4 4 4 2 4 4 4 3 3 3 3

Monthly Return

Monthly Return
Return % Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan
Fund -5.09% -9.27% -2.19% 7.41% 5.22% 2.88% -1.41% 3.99% 1.83% -2.52% -3.55% -1.86%
Benchmark -1.62% -6.04% -4.57% 5.88% 4.21% 3.75% 1.28% 5.00% 3.05% -0.03% -1.89% 0.38%

Best Monthly Return Since Inception

22.18% (February 2000)

Worst Monthly Return Since Inception

-22.53% (November 2000)

Calendar Return (%)

Calendar Return
Return % 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
Fund -7.65% 18.59% 5.53% 24.52% 38.93% 10.95% -33.04% 35.30% 34.60% 0.61%
Benchmark 8.65% 13.80% 3.98% 25.18% 16.07% 28.16% -12.52% 23.32% 36.01% 12.28%
Category Average 6.16% 13.43% -2.19% 22.72% 13.97% 23.22% -14.41% 18.85% 26.98% 8.65%
Quartile Ranking 4 2 1 2 1 4 4 1 2 4
Category Rank 679/ 691 221/ 769 156/ 854 431/ 926 44/ 997 1,028/ 1,062 1,055/ 1,107 131/ 1,162 389/ 1,248 1,173/ 1,292

Best Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

38.93% (2020)

Worst Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

-33.04% (2022)

Asset Allocation

Asset Allocation
Name Percent
US Equity 93.13
International Equity 5.02
Canadian Equity 1.75
Cash and Equivalents 0.10

Sector Allocation

Sector Allocation
Name Percent
Technology 58.20
Consumer Services 11.56
Healthcare 8.62
Industrial Goods 6.08
Consumer Goods 5.93
Other 9.61

Geographic Allocation

Geographic Allocation
Name Percent
North America 94.98
Europe 3.27
Asia 1.54
Africa and Middle East 0.21

Top Holdings

Top Holdings
Name Percent
NVIDIA Corp 10.97
Amazon.com Inc 6.21
Microsoft Corp 5.97
Apple Inc 5.96
Broadcom Inc 5.41
Alphabet Inc Cl C 5.20
Meta Platforms Inc Cl A 4.94
Tesla Inc 3.29
Eli Lilly and Co 3.05
Amphenol Corp Cl A 2.77

Equity Style

Market capitalization is large. Equity style is growth.

Fixed Income Style

Fixed income style data not available
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Risk vs Return (3 Yr)

Franklin U.S. Opportunities Fund Series A

Median

Other - U.S. Equity

3 Yr Annualized

Standard Deviation 14.71% 17.82% 16.50%
Beta 1.22% 1.21% 1.15%
Alpha -0.06% -0.12% -0.05%
Rsquared 0.82% 0.79% 0.78%
Sharpe 1.02% 0.28% 0.62%
Sortino 1.90% 0.39% 0.86%
Treynor 0.12% 0.04% 0.09%
Tax Efficiency 96.77% 95.03% 97.45%
Volatility Volatility rating is 10 on a scale of 1 to 10 Volatility rating is 10 on a scale of 1 to 10 Volatility rating is 10 on a scale of 1 to 10

Risk Rating

Rating 10 out of ten

Annualized Key Ratio Period Comparison

Key Ratio
Key Ratio 1 Yr 3 Yr 5 Yr 10 Yr
Standard Deviation 16.48% 14.71% 17.82% 16.50%
Beta 1.16% 1.22% 1.21% 1.15%
Alpha -0.15% -0.06% -0.12% -0.05%
Rsquared 0.86% 0.82% 0.79% 0.78%
Sharpe -0.43% 1.02% 0.28% 0.62%
Sortino -0.61% 1.90% 0.39% 0.86%
Treynor -0.06% 0.12% 0.04% 0.09%
Tax Efficiency - 96.77% 95.03% 97.45%

Fundata ESG Metrics

Fundata ESG Score

The E, S, and G scores are averaged for each security in the portfolio, to arrive at an ESG score for each security. We take the portfolio weighted average of the ESG scores for each fund and rank them against their peers to arrive at the Fundata ESG Score from 0-100.

Fundata E Score

Three scores under the Environment bucket are averaged to yield the Fundata Environment Score for each fund from 0-100: (1) Pollution Prevention, (2) Environmental Transparency, (3) Resource Efficiency.

Fundata S Score

Six scores under the Social bucket are averaged to yield the Fundata Social Score for each fund from 0-100. (1) Compensation and Satisfaction, (2) Diversity and Rights, (3) Education and Work Conditions, (4) Community and Charity, (5) Human Rights, (6) Sustainability Integration.

Fundata G Score

Three scores under the governance bucket are averaged to yield the Fundata Governance Score for each fund from 0-100: (1) Board Effectiveness, (2) Management Ethics, (3) Disclosure and Accountability.

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Fund Details

Start Date April 14, 1997
Instrument Type Mutual Fund
Share Class Commission Based Advice
Legal Status Trust
Sales Status Open
Currency CAD
Distribution Frequency Annual
Assets ($mil) $281

Fund Codes

FundServ Code Load Code Sales Status
TML214
TML314
TML573

Investment Objectives

Capital appreciation by investing primarily in equities securities of U.S. issuers that demonstrate accelerating growth, increasing profitability, or above-average growth or growth potential compared to the overall economy while following a sustainable investment approach.

Investment Strategy

The Fund will not invest in any issuer: • that it rates “B” or does not rate; • that repeatedly and/or seriously violates the principles of the United Nations Global Compact; • deriving more than 10% of its revenue from the production and/or distribution of weapons; • involved in the production, distribution or wholesale trading of dedicated and/or key components of banned weapons (i.e., antipersonnel mines, biological and chemical weaponry, and cluster munitions);

Portfolio Management

Portfolio Manager

Franklin Templeton Investments Corp.

  • Grant Bowers
  • Sara Araghi
  • Anthony Hardy
Sub-Advisor

Franklin Advisers, Inc.

  • Grant Bowers
  • Sara Araghi
  • Anthony Hardy

Management and Organization

Fund Manager

Franklin Templeton Investments Corp.

Custodian

JPMorgan Chase Bank

Registrar

Franklin Templeton Investments Corp.

Distributor

Franklin Templeton Investments Corp.

Investment Minimums

RSP Eligible Yes
PAC Allowed Yes
PAC Initial Investment 500
PAC Subsequent 50
SWP Allowed Yes
SWP Min Balance 5,000
SWP Min Withdrawal 50

Fees

MER 2.10%
Management Fee 1.75%
Load Choice of Front or No Load
FE Max 6.00%
DSC Max 6.00%
Trailer Fee Max (FE) 1.00%
Trailer Fee Max (DSC) 1.00%
Trailer Fee Max (NL) -
Trailer Fee Max (LL) -

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